The OSSC is just about the best retro gaming scaler on the market, with only one major shortcoming: It’s not compatible with all TV’s and scalers. This video tests a few common capture cards across both Windows and Mac. While there isn’t a clear winner, this will hopefully point you in the right direction and […]
Official Reseller #1: http://bit.ly/uk3bp Official Reseller #2: https://insurrectionindustries.com/product/genesis_triple_bypass_v2/ The Sega Triple Bypass (3BP) project was started as a way to get the best audio and video quality out of every model Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, as none perform “perfectly”. Generally speaking, Model 1’s have excellent audio, but very noisy video and Model 2’s have pretty bad […]
Modern Vintage Gamer has just released a new video detailing both how the graphics in the original GameBoy worked and the differences between GB and GBC hardware. It was an interesting overview in how the console was able to achieve some of the very cool graphics tricks that seemed impossible at the console’s launch. I […]
Krikzz just announced that the anticipated NES edition of the N8 Pro is now available for order. The NES N8 Pro shares the exact same features as its already released Famicom counterpart. The cartridge pinout difference (NES: 72-pin, Famicom: 60-pin) between both cartridges stands in the way of systems cross-compatibility. I would like to note […]
Christof has been hard at work on the PS1HDMI project and it looks like he’s made some excellent progress! One of the most impressive features is the ability to switch between 240p and 480i resolution with the potential for zero dropouts. Not all TV’s and capture cards will react the same to this, but the […]
Marqs has revealed the successor to his Open-Source Scan Converter (OSSC), a zero lag scaler for 240p to 480p analog video, than can double or even 5x scale sources to HDMI & DVI. Dubbed the OSSC Pro, it will be built around a much more powerful Cyclone V FPGA heart, the same series used in […]
DerKoun has recently implemented the ability to play custom-patched SNES roms in true 16:9. This feature is added to his bsnes fork, currently at beta version 10: https://github.com/DerKoun/bsnes-hd/releases For those of you new to the emulation scene, bsnes is an excellent software emulator for the Super Nintendo console. You can load “roms” of games onto […]
It seems like we’re getting weekly firmware updates from Krikzz lately, especially when it comes to his N8/N8 Pro line of rom-carts. With every new firmware version, additional mappers are being supported, old ones are getting fixed and some features are receiving improvements. Remarkably, established on his research and development work on the powerful Cyclone […]
I’ve been closely following the Domesday duplicator project for a few years now and am a massive fan of what they’re trying to accomplish: True backups of analog media, stored in a way that’s much more complete than current methods. The project started out with LaserDiscs, but it’s looking to expand to VHS and pretty […]
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